{"id":4518,"date":"2014-05-15T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T10:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/?page_id=4518"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:58:25","slug":"cities-and-towns-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/uganda\/cities-and-towns-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities and Towns in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Urban Population and population growth rates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda is one of Africa\u2019s most rapidly urbanizing countries, with a population base of 34 million, a high population growth rate of 3.4 percent and a high rate of urban growth estimated at 5.1 percent per annum and total urbanization rate of15% of the total population.
\nThe urban population has been growing at the rate of at least 4.4% per annual since 2008. The estimated urban population growth rate in 2011 was 4.8% and in July 2012 the urban population growth rate was 5.1%.<\/p>\n

It is projected that by the year 2035 Uganda\u2019s population will have grown to 68.4 million, of which 30 percent will be in urban areas.<\/p>\n

Uganda has one capital city being Kampala City and over 58 small to medium size towns.<\/p>\n

The capital Kampala City is under the administration of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)<\/a> and towns are administered by local government and the relevant town council authorities.<\/p>\n

The following are the major cities and towns in Uganda<\/p>\n